After all, once he joined the army, he would have to keep his Spiritual Power at its peak at all times, ready to respond to any combat orders that might be issued.
In that case, he wouldn't be able to freely expend his Spiritual Power to accelerate his tasks, and his power progression would inevitably be severely impacted.
Free Mages, on the other hand, had much more freedom with their time.
When to accept missions and when to use their Spiritual Power to improve their strength—it was all up to them.
Weighing the two options, the second was undoubtedly better.
But Mo Weng didn't know about this line of reasoning, so Pei Ze was very curious about the motive behind his mentor's unstated guidance.
Mo Weng narrowed his eyes and suddenly asked a completely unrelated question.
"Do you know the Wizard realms beyond the Spirit Crystal stage?"
Pei Ze was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head.
